Various Artists - duskscape not seen
A compilation album is a strange beast. It’s half man, half bear and half pig. Something to be accepted, something to be inspired by, Nothings 66’s compilation is a long player in the word’s truest sense. “Various artists – duskscape not seen” has twenty tracks of potentially unknown artists the listener could be inspired to find out more about. Because to be honest that is the charm of the compilation albums. They will never be as tight as a regular LP, or a mix, but it might conceal a few gems that the listener have not yet had the chance to listen to.
“Various artists – duskscape not seen” has a few well known artists that catches the eye straight away. “Helios”, “Ezekiel Honig”, “Goldmund” and “Sons of Magdalene” are the artists that caught my eye at first glance. Though as I have already written it is the unknown artists that is the appealing thing about listening to a compilation. On duskscape not seen there are two tracks I would like to draw your attention to.
The first one is a track called “Night shift 33C” by Örnólfur Thorlacius, a.k.a. Ozy. Ozy has been releasing music since the year 2000, but it has become less frequent of late. Örnólfur Thorlacius has put out music under various other monikers, but none has been more productive than his alias Ozy. The tune itself starts off with an almost naive and monotonous piano that is filled nicely out with a sombre string section. The emotionalness of violins fits well in with the simple piano, and the added layer of the light crackling sounds does well to round off the music. This is a light piece of music, for a lazy late morning lying on the balcony watching the clouds pass by.
The other track that I would like to draw your attention to is called “I… the cassette… you” by Mou,Lips! . The track starts out with some gentle popping rhythms that changes into a vibrating dense wall of sound that slowly lets the beat slip back in and build up before it fades out. It is a short track, and there are different distinct elements mixed into “I… the cassette… you”, but what fascinated me the most was the ease that it moved from one form on to the next.
Unfortunately these two artists are not too active at the moment, but both have a few releases to listen to if you’ve also enjoyed their songs. A wrm thanks to Nothigs 66 for digging them out for us.
All in all I would say that this compilation is worth a listening. And who knows, you might find yourself a hidden gem.
